Dominion: the history of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee
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Published:
New York, N.Y. : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc:
x, 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Description
Dominion, the volume of Peter Ackroyd's masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to a post-war depression and ends with the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901. Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes readers from the accession of the profligate George IV whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, whose face was set against reform, to the 'Sailor King' William IV whose reign saw the modernization of the political system and the abolition of slavery. But, it was the accession of Queen Victoria, at only eighteen-years-old, that sparked an era of enormous innovation. Technological progress-from steam railways to the first telegram-swept the nation and the finest inventions were showcased at the first Great Exhibition in 1851. The emergence of the middle-classes changed the shape of society and scientific advances changed the old pieties of the Church of England, and spread secular ideas among the population. Though intense industrialization brought booming times for the factory owners, the working classes were still subjected to poor housing, long work hours, and dire poverty. Yet by the end of Victoria's reign, the British Empire dominated much of the globe, and Britannia really did seem to rule the waves.
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Street Date:
1810
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781250003652
Notes
General Note
First published in Great Britain by Macmillan as a set, complete in 6 volumes, under the common title: The history of England; Dominion is volume 5 in that series.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ackroyd, P. (2018). Dominion: the history of England from the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. First U.S. edition. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-. 2018. Dominion: The History of England From the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-, Dominion: The History of England From the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ackroyd, Peter. Dominion: The History of England From the Battle of Waterloo to Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. First U.S. edition. Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press, 2018.
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